The 15-year-old off-road sensation

“She still gets nervous watching me race, but it’s a lot safer than quads and dirt bikes so she’s okay with it,” Chapman tells CNN. “She kind of said no to the dirt bikes because they were too dangerous.

“My Dad, of course, has been there since day one. He knows me the best. He does everything from working on my car to driving to all the races.”

Under the watchful eye of her Dad and coach Jimmy Owens, Chapman has competed in a number of regional and national events.

Life is busy. She studies at the Insight Academy of Arizona — an online high school that allows her to do schoolwork on the road around her race schedule — and also has cheer practice — her other passion — three times a week.

As ambitions for teenage girls go, becoming a professional racing car driver is an unusual one. The world of motorsport, especially at an elite level, is male-dominated. For a 15-year-old girl hoping to forge a career in racing, the prospect may seem daunting.

But not so for Chapman, who is no stranger to topping podiums ahead of her male rivals.